IronTiger Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 According to Wikimapia, closest to Waugh Street (in the big blank lot where Whole Foods is being built and west of the "ghost street") was a big Carnation Milk plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 "Construction is underway for Vue, a new high-end night club in the former home of Laff Stop on Waugh at Allen Pkwy. It’s in the same building as Guava Lamp video lounge, and its Woody Gould joined forces with Crew Staffing and Chelsea Grill owner Tony Gutierrez for the project. The facility will be also be available for private events. Michael Stribling (you might know him from HGTV’s Design Star) is overseeing interior design."http://www.bisnow.com/washington_dc_commercial_real_estate_news_story.php?p=13357This is a perpetually empty second floor location above a Subway, a liquor store and a hair salon. I wish them luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talltexan83 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I walked around the new Whole Foods this weekend. It is getting close. They are putting in pavers for the sidewalk and front deck. I'm guessing landscaping will start this week as well.Has there been any official word on a grand opening date? The end of April still seems realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 The sign said 'Spring 2011', right? I suppose that gives them till mid June. Sure hope they don't wait that long though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I heard end of July or first of Aug. Getting all the mechanical stuff inside hooked up and running, stocking shelves then training new employees will take a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sargento03 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I heard today from the WF Kirby employees that the opening of the Montrose store is set for June 22nd. Some of them will be moving to the new store and I asked if they knew when it was opening and the guy said "June 22, it just got pushed back by two weeks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I heard today from the WF Kirby employees that the opening of the Montrose store is set for June 22nd. Some of them will be moving to the new store and I asked if they knew when it was opening and the guy said "June 22, it just got pushed back by two weeks."I posted your comments on Swamplot, maybe they'll give you credit. Good info, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talltexan83 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I walked out of the Cru Wine bar last night around 11:30 (across the street from the new WF) and noticed at least a dozen workers busy inside. Still no official word on the opening date, but its comforting to know they are putting it long hours to finish it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Tentative opening June 22. Not official yet. They are hiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejo Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 June 22 is official. Though there will likely be a soft opening prior. For the record, I work for WFM and I should say most hiring is internal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I noticed a "Rent a Fence" around the lot next to whole foods today during lunch. I don't think I have seen this there before... could it be the housing project they had mentioned earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 What is the deal with the wire on the sides of the building? It looks incomplete, but everything else is so far along (the tables are already outside for the cafe). We thought maybe they were going to grow vines on them, but that's a total guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 yeah i think it is for vines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I wonder how long before the West Gray Kroger crowd moves on to this store after it opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmontrose Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Soon after they start carrying Coke and Miniwheats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Soon after they start carrying Coke and Miniwheats! Which means sometime around never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I'm not sure if you've been to that Kroger since the gourmet uplift a few years ago. What I'm really wondering is if the West Dallas WF will become as crowded and pretentious as the Kirby location. It's close to River Oaks, and directly in the path of their downtown commute, so I'm not optimistic. I used to like shopping for occasional items at the Kirby WF, about 10-12 years ago, when the clientele was more granola-eating-hippy and less yuppy-shopping-there-only-because-it's-trendy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I think it pull a big crowd from the Heights because of the lack of decent grocery stores up there. I'll let you draw your own conclusion on whether that will make it more or less pretentious than the Kirby location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I think it pull a big crowd from the Heights because of the lack of decent grocery stores up there. I'll let you draw your own conclusion on whether that will make it more or less pretentious than the Kirby location.Don't forget the mega-Kroger on 11th. If I had to guess, I'd say 90% of the Heights shops there, being that it's the only large supermarket in the Heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 <p>Tried to embed youtube video but my connection, browser or this site is not working properly so I gave up.<br></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 http://www.chron.com...ss/7614443.html new story about the green features"Whole Foods said the Montrose store is its greenest in this market." "The company initially considered building the store above two levels of parking, which would have reduced the size of the lot out front and created a denser development on the 5-acre site. But the grocer decided against it because the amount of concrete required for that type of construction would have created a "huge heat island" Shaw said."All that concrete absorbs heat all day and radiates it at night," he said. "It's a huge energy load."Green space also reduces that heating effect. Trees placed strategically throughout the parking lot will create a better aesthetic while shading the cars, Shaw said." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 http://www.chron.com...ss/7614443.html new story about the green features"Whole Foods said the Montrose store is its greenest in this market." "The company initially considered building the store above two levels of parking, which would have reduced the size of the lot out front and created a denser development on the 5-acre site. But the grocer decided against it because the amount of concrete required for that type of construction would have created a "huge heat island" Shaw said."All that concrete absorbs heat all day and radiates it at night," he said. "It's a huge energy load."Green space also reduces that heating effect. Trees placed strategically throughout the parking lot will create a better aesthetic while shading the cars, Shaw said."LOL.The grocer decided against it because it would cost a lot more to build a store over a garage than it would to take the cheap way out and build a suburban style store with a huge surface parking lot (see H.E.B. on Dunlavy).Still chuckling over the thought that a massive surface parking lot with some trees "strategically placed" throughout will cause less of a heat island than a development with a smaller footprint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I noticed a "Rent a Fence" around the lot next to whole foods today during lunch. I don't think I have seen this there before... could it be the housing project they had mentioned earlier?From an older Swamplot article... http://swamplot.com/...nd-development/"The Finger Companies says the Whole Foods will be built “in conjunction with the developer’s proposed new luxury apartment project.” That project, also announced in the spring of 2008, was slated for the eastern portion of the site, closer to Montrose Blvd." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbha Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 If we can confirm that the 'Grand Tower' development being discussed here is part of the same development as this WF, it may be appropriate to merge these topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 If we can confirm that the 'Grand Tower' development being discussed here is part of the same development as this WF, it may be appropriate to merge these topics.I could just be dumb, but I don't see any correlation so far, except that they are both being planned in the same area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 If we can confirm that the 'Grand Tower' development being discussed here is part of the same development as this WF, it may be appropriate to merge these topics.I could just be dumb, but I don't see any correlation so far, except that they are both being planned in the same area.I agree with lockmat, if anything, this thread might be split/renamed as information is developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbha Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I could just be dumb, but I don't see any correlation so far, except that they are both being planned in the same area.I agree with lockmat, if anything, this thread might be split/renamed as information is developed.Fair points - that's why I said if. Premature on my part, though - for which I apologize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Fair points - that's why I said if. Premature on my part, though - for which I apologize. Nothing to apologize for as far as I'm concerned. You wondered about something and we responded. Don't let it happen again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sargento03 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Here is the article with 38 pictures of the store. Pretty cool!! Opening ceremonies at 730am on Wednesday. http://www.houstonpress.com/slideshow/sneak-peek-at-whole-foods-montrose-33576832/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I've heard from my daughter (she's been giving tours every day for the past week) that' it's a really cool store. Looking forward to stopping by for a growler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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